Mar 15, 2005. /Lesprom Network/. The US declined newspint consumption 5% to 6.6 million tons in 2004 compared to 2003. In 2004 uncoated mechanical paper production increased 11% to 2.1 million tons, corrugated cardboard – up 1.5% to 11.1 million tons, bleached cardboard – up 1.9% to 6 million tons compared to 2003. In 2004 uncoated pure-pulp paper production declined 1.5% to 13.7 million tons, unbleached kraft-paper – down 4.2% to 1.7 million tons, decorative cardboard – down 0.2% to 25.5 million tons, recycled cardboard – down 2.5% to 5.9 million tons compared to 2003. In 2004 the US produced 10.5 million tons of market pulp, 875 thousand tons of soluble pulp, 6.3 million tons of bleached sulphate softwood pulp, 2.8 million tons of bleached sulphate hardwood pulp.